Pad for garment pressing devices



ct. 2, W34. c. ROSSMAN 1,975,497

PAD FOR GARMENT PRESSING DEVICES Fi y 1 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 wi l Invenior as passma c. ROSSMAN Oct. 2, 1934.

Filed May 1, 1934 Patented Oct. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- 2: Claims.

This invention relates to an improved pad for garment pressing devices having as its main object the provision of an improved metallic pad speciallydesigned for, but not necessarily limited to the use above suggested.

More specifically it is an object of the present invention to improve over those types of steel wool pads formed from a mass of metallic wool fibers or strands formed into a continuous rope and finally woven, knitted-or otherwise fabricated into a flexible fabric body; the present invention comprehending the provision of such a flexible fabric body by a novel arrangement and plaiting of the metal wool yarn.

The invention with its many advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention.

It is to be understood at the outset that it is in nowise intended to restrict the invention to the precise details of construction, combination and arrangement of elements as herein illustrated and described, other than may be necessary to 25 meet the requirements of the prior art and scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of a pressing device having my pad associated therewith.

Figure 2 is an edge elevational view of the pressing device with the portion of the outer covering broken away to illustrate certain features to be hereinafter more fully referred to.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a portion of the pad per se with a part of the upper flexible fabric body removed to show the filler, the latter comprising a matted or tangled mass of metallic fibers or strands.

Figure 4 is a plan view illustrating the manner of forming a plaited metallic body in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan view of one ply forming a part of a slightly modified form of pad.

Figure '7 is a fragmentary edge view taken at right angles to Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a plan view of one of the strands and Figure 9 is a fragmentary view showing the manner of stitching the edges of the plies together in completing the pad.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals it will be seen that in accordance with the present invention there is provided a pressing buck 10 on which is placed the improved pressing pad designated generally by the reference numeral 11 the pad being held on the buck in the usual manner through the medium of the top surface or cover sheet 12 of canvas or other suitable material; the steel wool fabric, as well known in the art, serving to diffuse a super-heated steam discharged through said buck upon the garment being pressed.

In accordance with the present invention the wool pad 11 per se comprises a filler 13 which is of the usual and commercial form of steel wool, comprising a matted or tangled mass of metallic fibers or strands which are intermingled in an unsystematic, distorted, and twisted relation. The filler 13 is confined between two cover sheets or fabric bodies 14 united at their marginal edges in any suitable manner to confine therein the filler 13.

Each cover sheet or fabric body 14 is formed of steel wool and in forming the cover sheet or fabric body I provide a plurality of plaits including the longitudinal plaits 15 and the cross or transverse plaits 16. Each plait 15, 16 is formed of a plurality of individual metallic wool fibers or strands as will be clear from a study of Figure 4.

The lengths of the plaits 16, and of course the number of such plaits to be used will be governed by the desired dimension of the cover cloth 14.

Having arranged the metallic fibers or strands into the plaits 15, 16, the plaits are suitably weaved or plaited, the manner of plaiting being clearly illustrated in the drawings. It is to be further noted in this connection that each plait 15, 16 is formed of a sufficient number of wool fibers or strands to give each plait a definite and material width. Further the plait so formed will be substantially flat, and the fabric body or sheet 14 produced will be of permanent construction materially more durable than the flexible fabric bodies now fabricated from metal wool or yarn. Further such a body will have evenness of surface at all times, with the result that a pad embodying the features of thisinvention will be found especially adapted as a pressing pad as shown, in connection with a pressing buck.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 6 to 9 inclusive the pad comprises two layers or plies l7-1'7 superimposed and stitched together at their marginal edges in a manner suggested in Figure 9 and through the medium of wire 105 threads 18. In this form of pad no filling material will be required under ordinary conditions. The plies 17 are identical in construction and it will be seen that each ply 17 comprises a plurality of transverse relatively spaced parallel wire rods 19 having the required flexibility. Threaded through the spaces between the rods 19 are strands 20 of any suitable length. Each strand 20, as clearly shownin Figure 6 is contracted where it passes over alternate bars 19 and is laterally spread where it passes over intermediate bars, and the spreading of the strand will be such as to provide an efficient surface for the pad.

Each strand 20 also, consists of a plurality of individual metallic wool fibers as are used in forming the plaits 15, 16 of the form of the invention herein first described.

After each ply 17 has been formed as above set out a pair of such plies are placed one upon the other and are then stitched together at their marginal edges in any suitable manner through the medium of wire threads 18.

Fromthe above it will be seen that in this form of the invention the weave of the metal wool is much more uniform presenting a more even surface for pressing purposes. It will also be noted that the weave is so constructed or arranged that it is durable and will not become so worked during use as to cause the formation of depressions therein.

It will also be understood that while a filling may not necessarily be employed with the pad constructed in accordance with this form of the invention such a filling can of course be used when deemed advisable. The filling will of course consist of metal wool or the like as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: v

1. A pad of the character described comprising a plurality of spaced parallel rods of resilient material and a plurality of metallic wool strands extending transversely of the rods and threaded through the spaces between the rods in a manner to bind the rods and strands into a mat of substantial and uniform thickness.

2. A pad of the character described comprising two flexible fabric bodies united at their marginal edges, each body comprising a mat consisting of transverse rods and longitudinal strands threaded through the spaces between the rods, each of said strands being formed of a plurality of steel wool threads.

CHARLES ROSSMAN. 

